The Storm of the Century

That is the way the major of New Orleans referred to hurricane Gustav. I hope all of your friends and family have evacuated and are safely on their way to stay with loved ones or in a shelter or hotel safely away from the worst of the storm. Now it is time for those preparing to care for evacuees to get serious about their preparations. You may think this is an easy task but it isn’t. The power may be out...

Evacuation Tips…Gustav is Coming

With hurricanes threatening this week we need to keep preparing and when told to evacuate we need to do so immediately. Yesterday we discussed a few things to do to be ready to leave. Here are a few more. You may not need this information today but many do. Please email this link to everyone you know in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. If you don’t know anyone living in those state email...

Gustav is Coming!

The first major hurricane of the season is churning it’s way into the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to arrive as a category 3 or 4 within the next few days? Are you ready? We can not expect our government to solve all our problems and large natural disasters are definitely one of those occasions when we need to take personal responsibility for our family. If you live in any of the gulf states now is the time...

Please Don’t Guestimate Your Family’s Needs

More food news this week that is not good. The olive crop is down, way down, only 30-40% of normal. How does this affect us? Probably not much. Olives and olive oil are ingredients in many foods but this will not affect our grocery bills as much as corn and wheat prices have. The point is that it is just one more thing. The next big hit to our grocery bills will be meat prices. Right now meat prices are down as...

Money Saving Wednesday … The Internet

Those of you who have been around for awhile know I really hate coupons but I will admit if used correctly they can save money and I know many of you find it a challenge to find the best coupons. There are many, many sites which offer free coupons and even free samples. Do a search and you should come up with several options. These are a few I visited this monring so I am not very familiar with them but they merit a...